April 2008

HI DIVERS,

We just returned from a wonderful trip to Bonaire. The weather was sunny, and in the mid to upper 80's. Water temperature was 79 degrees, and we did a total of 16 shore dives. Wayne enjoyed diving his rebreather, and is looking forward to getting back into the water with the unit.

Mostly all of the dives in Bonaire can be done by shore, and the great part, Nitrox is free. We backed our pickups up to the dive sites, and donned our equipment from the back tail gate. Then walked down into the water. We encountered Dolphin, Turtle, Stingray, Spotted Eagle Ray, Barracuda, pod of Dolphin, lots of Adult Drums, Moon Jellyfish, Eel, Tarpon, Sea Anemone, Nudibranc, Stag horn Coral, Barrel Sponge, Tube Sponge, and the list goes on and on.

The last day we spent touring Washington National Park. It was another 5 Star Experience. We will return!

Equipment Maintenance

Always have your dive equipment checked before going on a dive trip. Make sure that it has a current annual. If the annual is current, put your regulator on a tank and breath on it, and have the intermediate pressure checked. After a week of diving, regulators can get out of tune, and need a minor adjustment.

Skin Tops

Rash guards are a great way to keep covered up from the sun on a dive boat. While t-shirts get wet, and stay wet the entire trip, rash guards dry fast. You can wash them in the sink after a day of diving, and they'll be dry the next morning. They are light weight, and don't take up a lot of space in your dive bag.

The Scubapro neoprene swim shorts can be worn alone or under a wetsuit. They are 1mm neoprene with Lycra side panels which provide warmth and flexibility.

Dive Buddy

We have a group that gets together every month for local diving. Notification for the weekend trips is sent by email. If your not all ready receiving emails from us, and want to be kept up to date on classes and dive trips, call the dive center with your email address.

Steve Guris, has been helping us organize some of the local weekend dives each month. The last trip was planned for July 14th and 15th to Bottomless Lakes State Park in Roswell, NM. In search for aliens. For those of you who have never been there, the dive site is Lea Lake, about 30 acres with a maximum depth of 90 feet. For novice something to follow Balmorhea. For the more experienced diver, it’s a good place to practice your navigation skills. Visibility can be anywhere between 10-30 feet. This is a good way to keep up your skills, and meet other divers in the area.

DCS

Because Scuba Diving requires us to travel to a lot of remote locations, it’s important for us to know how to handle an emergency.. You might be surprised to know that not all dive operations, and resorts know how to handle dive emergencies. Even though they appear to be well equipped, they might not have the training needed to perform in an emergency. Resorts usually have a large turnover of people, and are not necessarily required to know the proper procedures to follow in an emergency situation.

We offer the following courses though the dive center that will help prepare you for almost any emergency:

· The First Responder Course teaches you proper CPR and First Aid.

· The DAN Oxygen course teaches you how to set up an oxygen cylinder, how to identify the signs and symptoms, and proper delivery of oxygen.

· DAN Neurological Examinations

· First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries

So now it’s up to you to take the next step.

Back to Basics

After we’ve been diving for a while we tend to forget the basics, and the importance of doing safety stops. Even though you stayed as shallow as 30 feet at the end of a dive, it’s imperative that you do a 3 to 5 min. safety stop. Remember you can do everything right on a dive and still get decompression sickness. Some of it has to do with our age, how in shape we are, how tired we are from traveling, or how dehydrated we might be. So drink lots of water, not coffee or coke, and remember to do a safety stop on every dive.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Master Scuba Diver

Diane McElroy

Gene Lybarger

Jeannette Lockard

Larry Lockard

Jason Leary

Reed Leverton

"Open Water Divers"

Harry Stone, Carlos Garcia

Leann Carr, Prisci Ricarte, Levi Huguley, Kelsey Davis, Andrew Davis

Terry Johnson, Jill Lybarger, Ronald Lybarger, John Terhune Jr.

Jimmy Telles, Lourdes Spears, John Kovach

Patsy Medlin, Jorge Ramos, Robert Warach, David Duchene

Stephen Toledo, Craig Tweedie, Bradford Goodwin, Dan Overstreet

Michelle Hahn, Vanessa Lougheed, Sylvia & Tom Torkildson

Ruben Molirar, Alejandro Lopez, Matt McIntyre, Will Wakefield

Jennifer Campbell, Charles Tanzy, Sam Goldfarb, Maddie Goldfarb

Sunny Hull, Richard Sprinkle

Diane McElroy, Cynthia A Flores, Josh Gladman, Quinn Gunderman, Tracy Silvey

Carlos Peraldi, Peter Shahinian, Harout Shahinian, Steven Shahinian

Tracey Silvey, David Williams, John Collins, Ryan Wu, Eric Ontiveros

Ricardo Peraldi, Tim Gonzalez, William Bovshka, Frank Blake, Tyler Payne, Eric Payne

Kevin Patterson, Andrew Boushka, Gary Pratt, Ryan Bowden, Stephen Taylor

Sharon Ruiz, Gerald Ruiz, Laura Blease, Robert Blease, Karen Zotz, Jeff Rago

Anthony & Shannon Gillespey, Ross Fruithandler, Dan Miller, Sharon Ruiz,

Virginia Calamia, Tanner Payne, Andre Paige, Hector Rico, Kelcie Rico, Grace Rico

Karla Venzor, Jeff Mackell, Carlin Rico, Gray Napier, Sergio Cardenas, Jonathan Shirey

Christopher Johnston, Lisa McGilvra, Christopher McGilvra, Jamie Barnes

Martha Kurita, Sarah Hadavi, Kevin Kessler

"JR. Open Water Divers"

Francisco Rodriguez, Pablo Rodriguez, Kate Austin

Alex Austin, Will Riley

Italia J Valles-Ochoa, Chad Fruithandler, Lara Barnes

Equipment Specialist

Jason Leary, Reed Leverton, Sharon Foster, John Terhune Jr

"Wreck Diver"

Jeannette Lockard, Larry Lockard

Steve Guris, Eddie Wiles III

"Peak Performance"

Jason Leary, Gene Lybarger, Eddie Wiles III, Jenae Johnson

Dianne McElroy, Neil Black, Jochen Stankovic, William Brooks

Navigator

Diane McElroy

"Night Diver"

Jason Leary

Jeannette Lockard, Patric T Gordon, Eddie Wiles III, Tom King

Neil Black

"Boat Diver"

Patrick T Gordon

"Cavern Diver"

Craig Gibson, Ian Gibson

Tom McCabe, Joyce McCabe, Pennie Cooper

Larry Lockard, Jeannette Lockard, Bob Clark, Connie Clark

Search and Recovery

Jason Leary, John Terhune Jr

"Multilevel"

Eddie Wiles III, Neil Black

"Photographer"

Jeannett Lockard, Tom King, Penny Viescas

"Drysuit Diver"

Donald Labbruzzo, Tom King

Altitude Diver

Jason Leary

Patrick T Gordon, Eddie Wiles, Tom King, Neil Black

Project Aware

Penny Viescas, Eddie Wiles III

"NITROX Divers"

Helen Abresch, Robert Abresch, Bob Rossen, Robert Blanchette

John Terhune Jr., Carol Bludworth, Don Bludworth, Ronald Lybarger

Chuck Turner, Wyona Turner, Connie Clark, Bob Clark, Ian Gibson

Hayley Gibson, Paula Gibson, Steve Guris, Timothy Campbell

Robert Almanzan, Stanley & Martie Jobe, Danny & Beverly Strickland

Laura Gordon, Aidan Gordon, Christopher Mott, Ryan Mott

Philip Young, Daniel Voglewede, Yasmin Voglewede

Craig Small, Craig Gibson, Julio Laguette, Sylvia Colquitt, Steve Harris

Rob Efaw, Mike Verlander, Terry & Sharon Gee

Kenneth & Dee Ann Croucher, Bob Kimble, Allan Simpson, Dave Pehrson,

Jeremy Wilson, Tom King, Larry Lockard, Jeannette Lockard

Achim Sieger, Heiko Jansen, Edward Wiles III , Bennett Byington

Lisa Moore, Mike Moore, Neil Black, Eugene Barth

Robert Henderson, Jeanne Henderson, Gordon Welch, William VanHaselen

Hildie Ward, Mark Dore, Ofelia Montenegro, Jochen Stankovic

"Advanced Divers"

Andy French, Patti McAlpine

Jenae Johnson, Cheryl Johnson, Marvin Loveless, Steven Glusman, Margaret Antisdel

Wyona Turner, Chuck Turner, Diane McElroy, Steve Guris

Laura Gordon, Aidan Gordon, Ryan Mott, Don Belknap, Arturo Soto

Tom King, Neil Black, Luis Todd, Brad Barnum, Tyler Olney,

Joaquin Galon, & Jose Gomez, Kirsten Klingstedt, Angie Soto

JR Calamia, Javier Cardona, Robert Hall, Edward Willes

Brent Handley, Richi Hatch, Mark Torres, Kenneth Jinkerson

Kathy Jinkerson, Timothy Neely, Bennett Byington, Linda Lord

Ronnie Stout, Larry Lockard, Jeannett Lockard, Claudia Garcia

Corey Bauer, Jesus Ochoa, Timothy Campbell, Brad Barnum

"Deep Divers"

Jason Leary

Rick Scroggins, Patric T Gordon, Jeannette Lockard , Larry Lockard

Tom King

First Responder

Jenae Johnson, Margaret Leverton

Robert Clark, Connie Navar-Clark,

Tom McCabe, Joyce McCabe

John Terhune Jr, Andrew French

Chuck Turner, Wyona Turner

Reed Leverton, Luke Leverton, Timothy Campbell, Trish McClure

Alyssa Goldman, Shale Guebas, Rachel Heydemann, Adam Furman

Brendan Voglewede, Luis Melendez, Rick Scroggins, Don Labbruzzo

Hayley Gibson, Craig Gibson, William Brooks, Larry Lockard, Jeannette Lockard

Bennett Byington, Stanley Jobe, Jorge Vergen, Hadley Huchton-Bernhard

"DAN O2 Provider"

R. J. Henderson, Jenae Johnson, John Keenan, Margaret Leverton

John Terhune Jr. Tom McCabe, Joyce McCabe, Chuck Turner, Wyona Turner

Robert Clark, Connie Navar-Clark

Reed Leverton, Luke Leverton, Timothy Campbell, Tom Bauer, Fred Hernandez

Sean Obrien, Oscar Wilson, Randy Baker, Jeremy Wilson, Brendan Voglewede, Larry Lockard, Jeanette Lockard, William Brooks, Bennett Byington,

Jocham Stankovic, Haley Gibson, Edward Wiles III, Luis Melendez,

Donald Labbruzzo, Neil Black

DAN First Aid for

Hazardous Marine Life Injuries

R. J. Henderson, Jenae Johnson, John Keenan, Margaret Leverton

Edward Wiles III, Rick Scroggins, John Terhune Jr, Andrew French

Joyce McCabe, Tom McCabe, Wyona Turner, Pennie Cooper

Steve Glusman, Ronald Lyberger, Robert Clark, Connie Navar-Clark

Tom McCabe, Joyce McCabe, Daniel Voglewede, Yasmin Voglewede, Gwyndia Wilson

DAN Neuro Exam"

R. J. Henderson, Jenae Johnson, John Keenan, Margaret Leverton

John Terhune Jr., Tom McCabe, Joyce McCabe, Edward Wiles III

Wyona Turner, Pennie Cooper, Robert Clark, Connie Navar-Clark

Andrew French, Daniel Voglewede, Yasmin Voglewede, Steve Glusman

Gwyndia Wilson, Rick Scroggins, Ronald Lybarger

DAN AED

R. J. Henderson, Jenae Johnson, John Keenan, Margaret Leverton

John Terhune Jr., Pennie Cooper, Robert Clark, Connie Navar-Clark, Craig Gibson

DAN Advanced O2

R. J. Henderson, Jenae Johnson, John Keenan, Margaret Leverton

John Terhune Jr.,Pennie Cooper, Robert Clark, Connie Navar-Clark, Craig Gibson

"Rescue Diver"

R. J. Henderson, Jenae Johnson, John Keenan, Margaret Leverton

Tom McCabe, Joyce McCabe, Bob Clark, Connie Clark

Chuck Turner, Wyona Turner, John Turhune Jr

Diane McElroy, Sergio Cardenas

Reed Leverton, Luke Leverton, Alexandra Todd

Jeannette Lockard, Larry Lockard, Ronnie Stout, Timothy Campbell

Jeremy Wilson, Luis Melendez, Tom King, Brendan Voglewede

Lary Lockard, Bennett Byington, Jochan Stankovic, William Brooks

Donald Labbruzzo, Haley Gibson, Edward Wiles III, Neil Black

"Divemasters"

Eddie Wiles III, Tim Capmbell, Tom King, Larry Souers, Marty Knight,

Tim Markey, Oscar Wilson, Craig Gibson, Ian Gibson , Gene Lybarger

"DSAT Gas Blender"

Tom King

"DSAT DEEP & TRIMIX"

Comming soon

Flood Insurance

Sea & Sea has launched a Flood Protection Program. This plan covers all Sea & Sea cameras, housings, strobes, lenses, ports as well as theft, loss or damage of all scuba diving equipment, photo and video equipment, housings and accessories. Lost equipment during travel is covered. The premiums are very reasonable. For example, for $2,000 of coverage, the annual premium is only $30. For $10,000, the premium is $150 per year. For more info. call the dive center.

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